Muchengwa Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Muchengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 154 | 1:100,248 | 14,111 |
| Zambia | 145 | 1:109,310 | 8,555 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Muchengwa (11) may also be a first name.
Muchengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muchengwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muchengwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 791,719th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muchengwa are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muchengwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 100,248. In Zimbabwe Muchengwa is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 23 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 17 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 41 percent live and Botswana, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muchingwa | 89 | 52 | / |
| Muchangwa | 89 | 40 | / |
| Muchenkwa | 89 | 30 | / |
| Mushengwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Muchongwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muchengwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muchangkwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Musengwa | 82 | 877 | / |
| Mukengwa | 82 | 136 | / |
| Muzengwa | 82 | 46 | / |
| Mushingwa | 78 | 275 | / |
| Muchingwe | 78 | 52 | / |
| Muchonkwa | 78 | 33 | / |
| Mushenkwa | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mutsengwa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Muchingwi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muzingwa | 71 | 945 | / |
| Musingwa | 71 | 220 | / |
| Muzengua | 71 | 130 | / |
| Musengua | 71 | 81 | / |
| Mukingwa | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mujingwa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Musengwo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mukenkwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mosengwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Musenkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mudzingwa | 67 | 13,383 | / |
| Mutsingwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mushinkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mukiengua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muddzingwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muidzingwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mudzingwah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mukenguo | 59 | 342 | / |
| Mosengwo | 59 | 49 | / |
| Mosengua | 59 | 4 | / |
| Musingwo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Musingua | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mujingva | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mujingba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mukenkua | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mosinngwa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moutsingua | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muchengwa
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